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Passion for design lit her path to career success
Lighting a home – or any space, really – is a tricky business. Such design work involves careful and intricate planning, establishment of sourcing, careful product selection and, finally, decoration that celebrates a job done well. more
By Rebecca Keister
Contributing Writer | 5/27/13
Her ‘need’ to create filled designing unique spaces
Julie A. Lancia has been the principal of ALX Group Inc., in North Providence, since it opened 12 years ago. “The ALX Group was started as a vehicle for me to start creating some different interior spaces, creating different pieces of furniture or cabinetry to fulfill the need that I had to create,” Lancia said. more

By Michael Souza
PBN Staff Writer | 5/27/13

Turbine symbolizes sustainability of Sandywoods
A year-and-a-half after the first residents moved in, the wind turbine is finally up and spinning at Sandywoods Farm in Tiverton. more
Tax-credit on green GA agenda
Kenneth J. Filarski is the new chairman of the Rhode Island Green Building Council, which aims to promote sustainable development. He’s worked as an architect and planner in the state for the past 37 years. His specialty is building design and construction. He discusses the organization’s financial health and the state of environmentally friendly development in Rhode Island. more
By John Larrabee
Contributing Writer | 4/22/13
Welcome center planned for Newport mansion
A new pavilion-style welcome center being proposed for The Breakers, one of the nation’s most famous landmarks of the Gilded Age, is part of a strategic plan for The Preservation Society of Newport County that includes expanding the tourist season and strengthening links with the area’s hospitality industry. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 4/15/13

Bank expos link builders, clients
Bill Bachant, owner of Bill Bachant Builders, recently took some time out of his weekend to meet with potential clients. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 3/18/13

Push-back to affordable housing plan
The traditional wood clapboards, wrap-around front porches and narrow, peaked roofs in the proposed Palmer Pointe affordable-housing project in Barrington haven’t eased neighborhood concerns about the development. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 3/18/13

RISD’s Fleet Library named one of 50 ‘most amazing’ in world
Rhode Island School of Design’s Fleet Library made BestMastersPrograms.org’s list of “The 50 Most Amazing University Libraries in the World.” more
| 1/16/13
Cubicle walls fall at Andera
Andera Inc.’s 15,000-square-foot headquarters in Providence’s Gateway Center makes use of common areas instead of the traditional cubicle layout surrounded by private offices. The company says the open-design concept uses about 30 percent less space than traditional offices. more
1/7/13
AIA Rhode Island announces Archistar, design award winners
AIA Rhode Island, a chapter of the American Institute of Architects, has announced the winners of the 2012 Design Awards Program. more
| 12/10/12
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